PETALING JAYA: Cheam June Wei is the only men’s singles shuttler taking part in the Asian Badminton Championships in China. He will take on Sitthikorn Tham­masin of Thailand in the first round today and a win against the world No. Singapore Open finalists Kian Meng-Pei Jing put up a commendable display before going down 12-21, 21-14, 15-21 to world No. 1 Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong but Tang Jie-Yen Wei went down tamely 15-21, 17-21 to Hong Kong’s Yeung Ming Nok-Ng Tsz Yau. (Matches involving Malaysians only)QualifyingMen’s singlesGroup B: Cheam June Wei bt Amir Jabbari (Iri) 21-13, 21-14; Cheam June Wei bt Niluka Karunaratne (Sri) 21-11, 19-21, 21-18.

Source: The Star April 23, 2019 23:03 UTC